The move doesn’t come without controversy. Several media outlets in New York and England have published rehashings of an infamous incident at a hotel near London’s Heathrow Airport following the 9/11 terror attacks.

Lampard was one of four Chelsea players fined for “stripping, swearing and vomiting at the hotel … which was full with Americans stranded by flight cancellations,” according to a 2001 BBC report. The players were accused of mocking the grieving U.S. tourists just 24 hours after the attacks.

Frank: "I'm coming to a great city and I want to show that I can play great football and be a great personality in the locker room."